20 words from this day's editorials with Hindi meaning
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Harassed (adjective)
Aggressive pressure or intimidation. उत्पीडन
Synonyms: Persecution, Harrying, Pestering, Badgering
Antonyms: Cooperation, Assistance, Aid, Comfort
Example: The university condemns all forms of harassment.
Prominent (adjective)
Important or famous. प्रमुख
Synonyms: Outstanding, Arresting, Beetling, Bulging
Antonyms: Depressed, Inconspicuous, Invisible, Obscure
Example: She has a rather prominent nose.
Emerged (verb)
Move out of or away from something and become visible. प्रकट होना
Synonyms: Appear, Surface, Materialize, Come Out
Antonyms: Disappear, Drop, Leave, Finish
Example: The facts emerged after a lengthy investigation.
Hailing (verb)
To call someone in order to attract their attention. जयजयकार करना
Synonyms: Beat, Shower, Rain, Fall
Antonyms: Knocking, Slamming, Disparaging, Panning
Example: Shall we hail a taxi?
Recruited (verb)
The process of actively seeking out, finding and hiring candidates for a specific position or job भर्ती
Synonyms: Engagement, Enlistment, Enrollment, Employment
Antonyms: Fun, Unemployment, Avocation, Entertainment
Example: The recruitment process has been really successful and all managers and team leaders have now been placed.
Judicial (adjective)
With good judgement or sense. सविवेक
Synonyms: Prudent, Sage, Sane, Sapient
Antonyms: Unsuitably, Badly, Improperly, Inappropriately
Example: Indeed, a judiciously chosen orchestra afforded a pleasure not to be found on just any day in the concert hall.
Custody (noun)
Relating to or requiring imprisonment. हिरासत में
Synonyms: Careful, Defensive, Jealous, Possessive
Antonyms: Careless, Inattentive, Negligent, Attacking
Example: Both men were given six-month custodial sentences.
Prompted (verb)
To move to action. प्रेरित किया
Synonyms: Cause, Occasion, Elicit, Produce
Antonyms: Deter, Restrain, Slow
Example: The actor had to be prompted by someone who was standing offstage.
Threats (noun)
A statement of an intention to inflict pain, injury, damage, or other hostile action on someone in retribution for something done or not done. धमकी
Synonyms: Warning, Ultimatum, Commination, Menaces
Antonyms: Certainty, Safety, Surety.
Example: The country is a great/major/serious threat to world peace.
Committing (verb)
The state or quality of being dedicated to a cause, activity, etc. प्रतिबद्धता
Synonyms: Engagement, Guarantee, Need, Pledge
Antonyms: Break, Breach, Irresponsibility, Denial
Example: The church has a commitment to helping the poor.
Offensive (adjective)
To hurt somebody’s feelings. अपमानित
Synonyms: Angry, Annoyed, Exasperated, Insulted
Antonyms: Aid, Assist, Assuage, Calm
Example: The smell of ash offended him.
Disproportionate (adjective)
To an extent that is too large or too small in comparison with something else. अनुपातहीन
Synonyms: Extremely, Immensely, Improperly, Inordinately
Antonyms: Balanced, Counterbalanced, Equitable, Moderate
Example: This act was found to be objectionable by some residents who stated that the new seventh district was disproportionately large.
Massacres (noun)
An indiscriminate and brutal slaughter of many people. हत्याकांड
Synonyms: Assassination, Bloodbath, Bloodshed, Carnage
Antonyms: Victory, Switch On, Add, Begin
Example: Memories of the massacre made bile rise and her chest clench.
Wounding (adjective)
Causing physical injury. घायल
Synonyms: Injure, Hurt, Damage, Harm
Antonyms: Mild, Nice, Complimentary, Flattering
Example: She suffered a knife wound to her thigh.
Wreckage (noun)
The broken pieces of something that has been destroyed. मलबा
Synonyms: Booty, Find, Pickings, Salvage
Antonyms: Wreck, Debris, Detritus, Remainder
Example: Workers sifted through the wreckage of the building, searching for bodies.
Struck (verb)
Hit forcibly and deliberately with one's hand or a weapon or other implement. टकरा गया
Synonyms: Bang, Beat, Hit, Pound
Antonyms: Surrender, Lose, Miss, Not Touch
Example: He was convinced, not because he wanted to be, but because the depositions struck him as devastating.
Estimated (adjective)
Roughly calculated. अनुमानित
Synonyms: Appraisal, Assessment, Conclusion, Estimation
Antonyms: Ignorance, Fact, Truth
Example: They estimated the distance at about three miles.
Demonstration (noun)
To show something clearly by giving proof. प्रमाण देकर सिद्घ करना
Synonyms: Evidence, Evince, Manifest, and Show
Antonyms: Conceal, Cover, Disprove, Hide.
Example: The latest test results clearly demonstrate that the vaccine works.
Evacuation (noun)
The act of moving people from a dangerous place to somewhere safe. निकास
Synonyms: Expulsion, Clearing, Discharge, Emptying
Antonyms: Retention, Arrival, Coming, Entrance
Example: They organised the evacuation of the town.
Residential (adjective)
A person's home, especially a large and impressive one. निवास स्थान
Synonyms: Apartment, Condo, Dwelling, Hall
Antonyms: Business, Industry, Office
Example: He recently ended his residence at the apartment complex.
The editorial
Source: The Times of India · 14 Nov 2023PATNA: The Bihar assembly on Thursday increased the reservation for deprived castes from 50 per cent to 65 per cent in government jobs and educational institutions, resulting in an overall reservation of 75 per cent.
Chief minister Nitish Kumar, addressing the House, emphasized that this now includes the 10 per cent quota for economically weaker sections introduced by the Centre a few years ago and implemented in the state.
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1. Synonym of Emerged
2. Antonym of Judicial
3. Synonym of Estimated
4. Antonym of Wounding
5. Synonym of Committing
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